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Where does “kant” come from?

kant (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic kantom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

kant (Proto-Brythonic): hundred

Definitions

  1. hundred

Ancestry of “kant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickantomhundred
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten

Words derived from “kant”

  • cannoedd
  • milcant
  • cantau
  • cilgant
  • canolig
  • cant
  • kant
  • hanter-kant
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